[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975) › c8.371 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c8.371 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c8.371 - **Language:** English ### [c8.371](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.371) MAṆḌĀRA I. Eldest son of Hiraṇyakaśipu. Receiving a boon from Śiva he fought with Indra for crores of years. Mahā Viṣṇu's weapon Cakra and Indra's weapon Vajra, were smashed to pieces when they hit his strong body. (M.B. Anuśāsana Parva, Chapter 19, Verse 32). - [Previous: c8.370](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.370) - [Next: c8.372](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.372) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8) ## Cites (1) - [Mahābhārata](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.371](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.371) · Pramāṇa